Intel® QAT for Linux Advisory

Summary:

A potential security vulnerability in the Intel® QuickAssist Technology (QAT) for Linux may allow escalation of privilege.** Intel is releasing software updates to mitigate this potential vulnerability.**

Vulnerability Details

CVEID: CVE-2020-12333

Description: Insufficiently protected credentials in the Intel® QAT for Linux before version 1.7.l.4.10.0 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

CVSS Base Score: 7.5 High

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Products:

Intel® QAT for Linux before version 1.7.l.4.10.0.

Recommendations:

Intel recommends updating the Intel® QAT for Linux to version 1.7.l.4.10.0 or later.

Updates are available for download at this location: <https://01.org/sites/default/files/downloads/qat1.7.l.4.10.0-00014.tar.gz&gt;

Acknowledgements:

This issue was found internally by Intel employees. Intel we would like to thank Arjan Van de Ven.

Intel, and nearly the entire technology industry, follows a disclosure practice called Coordinated Disclosure, under which a cybersecurity vulnerability is generally publicly disclosed only after mitigations are available.